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| Top scorer = [[Kiatisuk Senamuang]] (77)
| Top scorer = [[Kiatisuk Senamuang]] (77)
| Home Stadium = [[Rajamangala Stadium]]
| Home Stadium = [[Rajamangala Stadium]]
| FIFA Rank = 105
| FIFA Rank = 102
| 1st ranking date = August 1993
| 1st ranking date = August 1993
| FIFA max = 43
| FIFA max = 43

Revision as of 08:22, 15 September 2010

Thailand
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Changsuek
(ช้างศึก, "The War Elephants")
AssociationFootball Association of Thailand
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachBryan Robson
CaptainNattaporn Phanrit
Most capsKiatisuk Senamuang (145)
Top scorerKiatisuk Senamuang (77)
Home stadiumRajamangala Stadium
FIFA codeTHA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current102
Highest43 (September 1998)
Lowest137 (December 2006)
First international
South Vietnam South Vietnam 3–1 Thailand Thailand
(South Vietnam; 1956)
Biggest win
Thailand Thailand 10–0 Brunei Brunei
(Bangkok, Thailand; May 24, 1971)
Biggest defeat
England England Amateur 9–0 Thailand Thailand
(Melbourne, Australia; November 26, 1956)
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1972)
Best resultThird Place, 1972

The Thailand national football team (Thai: ทีมชาติไทย) represents Thailand in international football competition and is governed by the Football Association of Thailand. The team has a history of success in Southeast Asian competition, with three ASEAN Football Championship titles and nine senior-level Southeast Asian Games titles. Thailand also finished third in the 1972 Asian Cup and have competed twice in the Summer Olympics and four times in the Asian Games.

History

The team was founded in 1915 as the Siam national football team and played its first unofficial match (against a team of Europeans) at the Royal Bangkok Sport Club Stadium on December 20 of that year. On April 25, 1916, King Vajiravudh established the Football Association of Siam. The team played its first international match in 1930 against the Indochina national team, which included both South Vietnamese and French players. Both the Siam team and its governing association were renamed in 1949 when Siam became Thailand.

Thailand appeared in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where they lost to Great Britain by a score of 0–9 (the largest defeat in team history) and failed to advance to the quarterfinals. In 1965, Thailand won the gold medal in the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (now called the Southeast Asian Games) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As of 2010, Thailand have won the biennial competition twelve times.

The team made another appearance at the Summer Olympics in 1968, losing to Bulgaria 0–7, Guatemala 1–4, and Czechoslovakia 0–8 en route to a first-round exit. This was the Thailand football team's last appearance in the Olympics as of 2010.

Thailand qualified automatically for the 1972 AFC Asian Cup as the hosts and went on to place third after defeating Cambodia 5–3 on penalties after a 2–2 draw in the third-place game. Thailand have qualified for the tournament a total of six times, including in 2007 when they co-hosted the event with Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

The team won the first of its 13 King's Cup trophies in 1976, sharing the title with Malaysia after a 1–1 draw in the final match. In 1996, Thailand defeated Malaysia 1–0 to win the ASEAN Football Championship (then called the Tiger Cup) for the first time. The team went on to win the Tiger Cup again in 2000 and 2002.

The Thai football team has competed four times in the Asian Games, making the semifinals in 1998, 2002, and 2006.

Controversy

Thailand were involved in an incident of unsportsmanlike conduct in its group-stage match against Indonesia in the 1998 Tiger Cup. Both teams had already secured spots in the semifinals, with the winner of the match to face hosts Vietnam and the loser to face Singapore. Perceiving Singapore to be the weaker opponent, neither side put much effort into winning the game. The first half saw little action, with both teams barely attempting to score. During the second half both teams managed to score, partly thanks to halfhearted defending, resulting in a 2–2 tie after 90 minutes. In extra time, Indonesian defender Mursyid Effendi scored a deliberate own goal, giving Thailand a 3–2 victory. Both teams were fined for "violating the spirit of the game" and Mursyid Effendi was banned from football for life.

Home stadium

Rajamangala National Stadium
Main article: Rajamangala Stadium

The Thai national team plays most of its home matches in Rajamangala National Stadium in the Bang Kapi district of Bangkok. Built for the 1998 Asian Games, the stadium is the largest sporting facility in Thailand with a capacity of 65,000. Matches are also occasionally played at Suphachalasai Stadium, 700th Anniversary Stadium, Thai Army Sports Stadium, and Thai-Japanese Stadium.

Kits

Thailand's original home colours
Thailand national football team home kit, 2009-10

The team's traditional home kit consists of a red jersey, red shorts, and red socks. Since October 2007, Thailand have used an all-yellow home kit in honour of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 80th birthday. The away kit consists of a blue jersey, blue shorts, and blue socks.

Recent matches

Main article: Thailand national football team results

2010 World Cup

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Third Round

In Asian qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Thailand defeated Macau 13–2 on aggregate in the first round and Yemen 2–1 on aggregate in the second round to advance to the first group stage. They were drawn into Group 2 with Japan, Bahrain, and Oman.

AFC Third Round: Group 1

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Group 2

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